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124                  THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
                          (Part IX.—The Panchayats)

               (ii) the determination of the taxes, duties, tolls and fees which
             may be assigned to, or appropriated by, the Panchayats;
                (iii) the grants-in-aid to the Panchayats from the Consolidated
             Fund of the State;
         (b) the measures needed to improve the financial position of the
      Panchayats;
        (c) any other matter referred to the Finance Commission by the
      Governor in the interests of sound finance of the Panchayats.
       (2) The Legislature of a State may, by law, provide for the composition
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of the Commission, the qualifications which shall be requisite for appointment
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as members thereof and the manner in which they shall be selected.
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      (3) The Commission shall determine their procedure and shall have such
powers in the performance of their functions as the Legislature of the State
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       (4) The Governor shall cause every recommendation made by the
Commission under this article together with an explanatory memorandum as to
the action taken thereon to be laid before the Legislature of the State.
      243J. Audit of accounts of Panchayats.—The Legislature of a State
may, by law, make provisions with respect to the maintenance of accounts by
the Panchayats and the auditing of such accounts.
       243K. Elections to the Panchayats.—(1) The superintendence,
direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for, and the conduct
of, all elections to the Panchayats shall be vested in a State Election
Commission consisting of a State Election Commissioner to be appointed by
the Governor.
       (2) Subject to the provisions of any law made by the Legislature of a
State, the conditions of service and tenure of office of the State Election
Commissioner shall be such as the Governor may by rule determine:
       Provided that the State Election Commissioner shall not be removed
from his office except in like manner and on the like grounds as a Judge of a
High Court and the conditions of service of the State Election Commissioner
shall not be varied to his disadvantage after his appointment.

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